Tether seeks Big Four firm for its first full financial audit: Report
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">Stablecoin issuer Tether is reportedly engaging with a Big Four accounting firm to audit its assets reserve and verify that its USDT (https://cointelegraph.com/tether-price-index
Bad news Bitcoin bulls, the long-hoped-for retail is already here: CryptoQuant
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">Bitcoin bulls who still think the cycle peak has yet to come as retail investors haven’t piled in yet might be using an outdated playbook, according to a crypto executive.“The idea that the cycle isn’t over just because onchain retail activity is absent needs reconsideration,” CryptoQuant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju https://x.com/ki_young_ju/status/1902258467337023717
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ZachXBT says he unmasked mysterious 50x Hyperliquid whale
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" alt="ZachXBT says he unmasked mysterious 50x Hyperliquid whale">Onchain sleuth ZachXBT said he had identified the mysterious whale who profited $20 million from highly leveraged trades on Hyperliquid and GMX as a British hacker going by the name William Parker. According to ZachXBT’s March 20 X https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1902713021937426495
‘Successful’ ETH ETF less perfect without staking — BlackRock
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">BlackRock’s head of digital assets, Robbie Mitchnick, described the firm’s Ether (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) as a “tremendous success” but acknowledged a key limitation. Speaking on March 20 at the Digital Asset Summit, he noted that the ETF is “less perfect” without staking, highlighting a crucial feature absent from the current offering.“A staking yield is a meaningful part of how you can generate investment return in this space,” Mitchnick said. “And all the [Ether] ETFs, of course, at launch did not have staking. So, if that is able to get resolved...”However, adding staking to Ether ETFs is no simple task, according to Mitchnick. “It’s not as simple as a new administration just green-lighting something, and then boom, we’re all good, off to the races,” he said. “There’s a lot of fairly complex challenges that have to be figured out, but if that can get figured out, then I think it’s gonna be sort of a step change upward in terms of what we see the activity around those products is.”
Why is Solana (SOL) price up today?
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">Solana (https://cointelegraph.com/solana-price-index
that Solana’s fundamentals remain strong, with increasing “investment interests from institutions” supporting its upside.“With all the above remaining intact, I see $SOL returning above $200 and eventually breaking its ATH high at $296.”This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.
Bitnomial drops SEC lawsuit ahead of XRP futures launch in the US
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" alt="Bitnomial drops SEC lawsuit ahead of XRP futures launch in the US">Crypto exchange Bitnomial has voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against the US Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of launching its Ripple XRP futures in the United States.The Chicago-based firm said in a March 19 https://x.com/Bitnomial/status/1902384594604708005
US recession would be a big catalyst for Bitcoin: BlackRock
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">BlackRock’s head of digital assets, Robbie Mitchnick, says that Bitcoin will most likely thrive in a recessionary macro environment, contrary to what some analysts may think. “I don’t know if we’ll have a recession or not, but a recession would be a big catalyst for Bitcoin,” Mitchnick https://x.com/YahooFinance/status/1902098936325623874
Leveraged bets on FOMC meeting ‘guaranteed recipe to lose money’ — Trader
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">A crypto trader warns that going heavy on leverage before the monthly United States interest rate decision is a surefire way to lose money in crypto trading. After the Federal Reserve’s https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20250319a.htm
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Kraken nears $1.5B deal allowing it to offer US crypto futures: Report
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">Crypto exchange Kraken is reportedly closing in on a $1.5 billion acquisition of trading platform NinjaTrader, a move that would expand Kraken’s customer base and enable it to offer crypto futures and derivatives in the US.The deal could be confirmed by the morning of March 20 in the US, The Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/crypto-exchange-kraken-nears-1-5-billion-deal-for-futures-trading-business-55466346
Sanctioned crypto exchange Garantex shifts millions as it reboots platform
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" alt="Sanctioned crypto exchange Garantex shifts millions as it reboots platform">Shuttered crypto exchange Garantex is reportedly back under a new name after laundering millions in ruble-backed stablecoins and sending them to a freshly created exchange, according to a Swiss blockchain analytics company. Global Ledger claims the operators of the Russian exchange have shifted https://cointelegraph.com/explained/crypto-exchange-liquidity-and-why-it-matters-explained
Bakkt names new co-CEO amid re-focus on crypto offerings
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" alt="Bakkt names new co-CEO amid re-focus on crypto offerings">Crypto custody and trading firm Bakkt Holdings has appointed a new co-CEO and is cutting some of its services to focus on its crypto offerings after recently losing two major clients.Akshay Naheta, the founder of https://cointelegraph.com/learn/articles/stablecoins-101-what-are-crypto-stablecoins-and-how-do-they-work
Congress on track for stablecoin, market structure bills by August: Blockchain Association
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">United States lawmakers are on track to pass legislation setting rules for stablecoins and cryptocurrency market structure by as soon as August, Kristin Smith, CEO of industry advocacy group the Blockchain Association, said during Blockworks’ 2025 Digital Asset Summit in New York.Smith’s timeline echoes a similar forecast by Bo Hines, the executive director of the President’s Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, who said on March 18 that he expects to see comprehensive stablecoin legislation in the coming months. “I think we’re close to being able to get those done for August […] they’re doing a lot of work on that behind the scenes right now,” Smith said on March 19 at the Summit, which was attended by Cointelegraph. “I’m optimistic when you have the chairs of the relevant committees in the House and the Senate and the White House that want to do something and you’ve got bipartisan votes in Congress to get it there,” she added.
Cardano (ADA) on verge of 20% breakout as social sentiment indicator hits 4 month high
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">Cardano’s https://cointelegraph.com/ada-price-index
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Sophisticated crypto address poisoning scams drain $1.2M in March
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">Victims of address poisoning scams were tricked into willingly sending over $1.2 million worth of funds to scammers, showcasing the problematic rise of cryptocurrency phishing attacks.Address poisoning, or https://cointelegraph.com/news/trader-loses-68-million-address-poisoning-scam
Fund managers dump US stocks at record pace — Can recession fears hurt Bitcoin?
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is high.This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.
BFI charity allocates $90M, pledges $200M for health, climate initiatives
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">Blockchain For Impact (BFI), a charity established by Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal, has committed $90 million to advance biomedical research, driving healthcare innovation, and enhancing climate resilience — a development that could spur blockchain’s adoption for charity initiatives.The Polygon co-founder’s BFI plans to allocate an additional $200 million to support the growth of healthcare startups, expand biomedical research, and strengthen the public health systems.BFI has backed several impactful projects in India’s healthcare sector, including Solar-Powered Public Health Centers (PHCs), a floating hospital in Assam to aid communities in flood-prone areas, the UNICEF Healthcare Innovation Partnership, and relief funding during the COVID-19 crisis. Their further initiatives will place a greater emphasis on healthcare innovation and research.Incorporating blockchain technology can make philanthropic efforts more transparent and accountable thanks to the ledger’s verifiability, according to Sandeep Nailwal, Founder of Blockchain for Impact and co-founder of Polygon.Nailwal told Cointelegraph:“All donations received by BFI can be tracked through blockchain. While the final transfer to non-profit programs happens through a bank, every financial step is transparently displayed on our website. All financial data can be visualized, and we publish NGO details, allowing anyone to independently verify the disbursements.”“Separately, the $68 million we channeled for COVID-19 relief in India, including $15 million to the Government of India through UNICEF for 128 million syringes during COVID-19, followed the same approach,” said Nailwal, adding:“Anyone, be it donors or communities, can see where the money goes. This shows up in the results: 96% of healthcare workers say care has improved, and vaccine wastage dropped 83% because refrigeration is steady.”
North Dakota Senate passes crypto ATM bill limiting daily transactions to $2K
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">The North Dakota Senate has passed a bill that regulates crypto ATMs while re-adding a provision capping daily transactions at $2,000 per user that was originally dropped by the state’s House.The state’s Senate https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-actions/ba1447.html
Binance CEO reiterates denial of Trump family deal talks
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" alt="Binance CEO reiterates denial of Trump family deal talks">Binance CEO Richard Teng denied reports that Binance.US was in deal talks with entities affiliated with US President Donald Trump during a March 18 panel at Blockworks’ 2025 Digital Asset Summit in New York.Teng’s statement reiterated the position taken by Binance’s founder, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, and Trump, both of whom denied the story last week. On March 13, The Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/trump-family-has-held-deal-talks-with-binance-following-crypto-exchanges-guilty-plea-05b029fa
Ethereum price in ‘cursed’ downtrend which could continue well into 2025 — Analyst
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">Ethereum’s native token, Ether (https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-price
A bear pennant technically resolves when the price drops below the lower trendline and falls by as much as the previous downtrend’s height. Applying the same rule on ETH/BTC brings its downside target for April to 0.01968 BTC, down 15% from the current levels.
Musk says he found ‘magic money computers’ printing money ‘out of thin air’
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">US government cost-cutting csar Elon Musk claims to have found at least 14 “magic money computers” in the federal government with the ability to send money from nothing.Musk said the computers, which exist in several federal departments, including the Treasury, Defense and Health and Human Services departments, can essentially issue https://cointelegraph.com/explained/history-of-money-from-fiat-to-crypto-explained
